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They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and that certainly seems to be the case for\u00a0Baltimore Orioles\u00a0star Jackson Holliday.<\/p>\n
It’s rare that the consensus best prospect in the sport would be so eager to change his swing when he ran through the minors rapidly to reach The Show after just one full year of professional baseball, but Holliday isn’t just any prospect.<\/p>\n
The son of seven-time All-Star and four-time Silver Slugger Matt Holliday has always had lofty expectations placed on his shoulders when he first popped onto the baseball scene.<\/p>\n
And after a tough debut season where there was more bad than good at the plate, the younger Holliday wasted little time making adjustments.<\/p>\n
That’s where the imitation comes in.<\/p>\n
Before the end of the year, Holliday worked with now-hitting coach Cody Asche and copied Shohei Ohtani’s swing, going from the high leg kick he previously had, to the toe tap approach the Japanese megastar uses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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